Chris Sutton firmly believes Thursday's derby between Celtic and Rangers at Ibrox is a must-win for the latter club's manager, Philippe Clement.
The fixture will mark the third time the sides have met this season so far, with Celtic having won on both previous occasions.
The first of those came during a 3-0 Scottish Premiership win at Parkhead on September 1, whereas the second was earlier this month in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden when Celtic won on penalty kicks after extra-time.
Celtic have now forged a 14-point gap in the league between first and second place, with former Celtic player Sutton now of the belief Rangers fans have grown tired of Clement, and that anything other than a win on home soil will cost the Belgian his job.
Speaking to Ian Ladyman on the It's All Kicking Off podcast, Sutton said: “I don’t think [Clement] will be sacked before Thursday’s game against Celtic. I think it’s a must-win for him. I do think it’s a must-win.
“I think he’s hanging on now, but I think the Rangers fans have sort of had enough. Europe’s kept him in a job up until now."
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Sutton added: “Fourteen points the gap between Celtic and Rangers at the top of the SPFL. And as I say, they play on Thursday at Ibrox. Rangers drew 2-2 at Motherwell at the weekend.
“Even from my distance, that is unacceptable. It has to be unacceptable. If that goes to 17 points, what’s the point of continuing?”
